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Subject: Re: Spider Robinson/True Names - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 16:15:00 EST
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ea!mwm    Apr 19 15:15:00 1984

Nobody has mentioned Robinson's novel "Telempath". That, plus "Stardance"
(co-authored with his wife) and "Mindkiller" are what Robinson has out in
the way of novels.  There's also three collections of short stories:
"Callahan's Crosstime Saloon," "Time Travelers Strictly Cash," and
"Antinomy." All recommended, the first two if you like puns and other low
humor. The third contains the short story (I think it's the title story)
which grew up to be "Mindkiller." Finally, he alternated in the Analog &
Destinies review columns for a long while. He is no longer doing this, much
to my dissapointment. Blast it, I enjoyed reading the man's *reviews*, and
wish he would start doing them again - if only every once and a while.

Having read all three of his novels, I've noticed that he doesn't seem to
be able to kill people. In all three of them, someone you thought was dead
and gone reappears at the end of the novel - usually to explain all. Does
this annoy anyone else? I was very off-gepissed *all three times* he did it
to me. Especially since I'd thoroughly enjoyed the books until then.

	<mike